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YVCOG EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
February 21, 2018

CALL TO ORDER Chair James Restucci called the February 21, 2018 meeting of the YVCOG Executive
Committee to order at 2:45 p.m.

ROLL CALL & - Members present: James Restucci, John Hodkinson, Janice Gonzales and Brad Hill
INTRODUCTIONS - Members absent: Dan Olson*, Mike Leita* and Bill Moore*
- YVCOG staff present: Larry Mattson, Chris Wickenhagen, Mike Shuttleworth, Crystal
Testerman and Jodi Smith
- Others present: Joan Davenport, Raquel Ferrell Crowley, Rhonda Hauff, Sara Watkins
and Katelyn Bain

A quorum was present.
*Indicates notice of absence received prior to meeting.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mr. Hodkinson moved to approve the minutes from January 17, 2018. Ms. Gonzales
seconded. The motion carried.

PUBLIC COMMENT POLICY It is the policy of the Yakima Valley Executive Committee to accept public comment on
agenda items at the time the item is being discussed. Public comments regarding items
not on the agenda will be heard at the end of the meeting.

OLD BUSINESS
Healthy Cities, Healthy Valley Mr. Mattson reported that YVCOG has applied for a rural design workshop grant. The
grant will focus on improving the fiscal health of cities and the physical health of citizens.
Granger has offered to host. WSU Cooperative Extension, Yakima County Development
Association, the Yakima Health District along with and 5 additional organizations wrote
letters of support. We should have the results in April.

NEW BUSINESS
Election of Chair & Vice Chair Mr. Restucci conducted the election of Chair and Vice Chair for the term of February
for Executive Committee 2018 to January 2020. Nominations: James Restucci was nominated to chair the
Executive Committee by Mr. Hodkinson. The motion to elect James Restucci as chair
passes. Vice chair: John Hodkinson was nominated to be vice chair by James Restucci.
Motion passes.
Mr. Restucci thanked the Executive Committee for the opportunity to serve. This will be
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his 5 term as chair. He also represents our region on the national association of regional
councils.

NOTE: Agenda Item #11 was moved up to accommodate a teleconference schedule.
Homeless Program – Advisory Mr. Mattson contacted Glenn DeVries from the City of Wenatchee who is the Community
Committee Governance Development Director for the City of Wenatchee.

Background: Mr. Mattson began a dialog with the City of Wenatchee on their model for
the homeless program governance. The City of Wenatchee operates the Homeless
Program for Chelan and Douglas Counties via an Interlocal Agreement. YVCOG also has
an Interlocal Agreement for the Homeless Program with Yakima County. With the
Homeless Program, we need greater clarity and understanding of our roles and the service
providers’ roles.

Last week the Yakima Valley Continuum of Care voted to join the Washington State
Balance of Care. This change will allow YVCOG staff to focus on State and Local
funding, and greater flexibility on how the Executive Committee receives

YVCOG Executive Committee Minutes
January 17, 2018 * Indicates documents included and available for meeting.
A recording of this meeting is available.